Auctioneer's Mound; a bowl barrow 70m NE of St John the Baptist's Church
0 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.92545, -2.35320
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Common Pipistrelle, Mole, Hedgehog +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +36 more · last seen 2023
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 552Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.9 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 6.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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St. John The Baptist Church, Ashley
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Wildlife to spot
1,234 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,234 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch +22
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
🦌Mammals15 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Mole · Rabbit · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Badger +10
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria2022
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
7-spot Ladybird · Potato Capsid · Green Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens · Scaeva +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
- Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- ScaevaScaeva
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
- 16-spot Ladybird
Red Campion
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,234 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch +22
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
🦌Mammals15 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Mole · Rabbit · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Badger +10
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria2022
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
7-spot Ladybird · Potato Capsid · Green Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens · Scaeva +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
- Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- ScaevaScaeva
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
- 16-spot Ladybird
Red Campion
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis2024
Sciurus carolinensis2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023Brown HareLepus europaeus2024Brown HareLepus europaeus2024Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023ShrewSoricidae2025ShrewSoricidae2025Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2023Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2023Common ShrewSorex araneus2023Common ShrewSorex araneus2023Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2022
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2022
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2022PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2022